Ragland offers a “starter pack” for journalists to begin addressing burnout, although she notes that it’ll be difficult to level up until news organizations align in their vision and strategy to serve and support the whole journalist and not just the work of that journalist.
Online violence is often only considered a digital safety issue, but the impact of online abuse on journalists’ mental health has serious consequences for their lives, work and press freedom as a whole.
Newsrooms have a duty of care to support staff from online violence. Here are five tips to support your journalists.
Where to start For journalists: The Coalition Against Online Violence offers an online violence response hub that offers immediate support for a variety of scenarios [...]
The arrival of social media led to opportunities for women journalists to share their work widely and to connect with new audiences, but it also [...]
In today’s digital world, journalists’ careers often rely on their online presence. But newsrooms must also face the harsh reality that many women journalists endure near constant harassment, abuse and threats online.
As online attacks against journalists continue to threaten press freedom and journalists’ wellbeing, the organizations will collaborate to bolster digital safety in the news media.
"I think that the LIFT Project stemmed from that experience of what one does when they find the same patterns and the intervention isn’t working.”
Ensuring your staff finds tangible ways to engage with the communities you serve is important in embedding sustainable DEIB systems in your newsroom, internally and externally.
Identifying that your newsroom needs an assessment like the Inclusion Index is the first step, but it’s fair to acknowledge how challenging it can be to recognize the pain points that need to be addressed — and how they even came to be.
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